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THE K.O.S.B. IN THE GREAT WAR
by The King's Own Scottish Borderers; Gillon, Captain Stair
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1930. Preface by Brigadier-General D. A. MacFarlane. Pp. xiv+488, frontispiece and 10 plates, 13 maps (2 folding) plus 6 folding coloured maps in pocket at end (some lightly browned on margins and reverse), indices; med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt insignia to upper board, the cloth slightly marked, edges lightly worn, fore-corners and bottom edge of upper board near spine lightly bruised and slightly frayed; uncut and mostly unopened; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, endpapers and edges of leaves lightly browned; Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., London, n.d.[1930]. First edition. White p. 78; Sutcliffe 1/p. 160. *With loosely inserted printed presentation slip for the book from the Association of Lowland Scots, 1930, lightly foxed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149235
- Title
- THE K.O.S.B. IN THE GREAT WAR
- Author
- The King's Own Scottish Borderers; Gillon, Captain Stair
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Melbourne, Victoria
About Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Browsers are always welcome, and we are happy to provide personal service when required, including assistance in the selection of gifts for all occasions.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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